Current Students

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Liling Wan
Rotations:
- Liling Wan
- Warren Pear
- Kai Tan

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Ken Caldwell

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Laurence Eisenlohr
- Matthew Weitzman
viral host immune system evasion, viral entry
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Sara Cherry
- Louise Moncla
- Frederic Bushman
ebola, filoviridae, filoviruses, rabies, marburg
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Daniel Kelly
- Sharleen Day
- Yi Fan
molecular mechanisms of energy homeostasis and metabolic reprogramming during disease progression
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Katherine Nathanson
- Lewis Chodosh
- Andy Minn
cancer signaling, functional genomics, computational biology
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Michael Marks
- Erika Holzbaur
- Melike Lakadamyali
trafficking, cytoskeleton, neurodegenerative diseases
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Patrick Seale
- Fanxin Long
- Rebecca Simmons
stem cells, tissue regeneration, organoids, hESCs
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Nicola Mason
- Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
- Joseph Fraietta
CAR-T Therapy, tumor microenvironment
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Craig Bassing
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
- Montserrat Anguera
genetics of human disease, genetic basis of neurological disorders, adaptive immunity
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Joseph Zackular
- Will Bailis
- Igor Brodsky
human microbiome, host-microbe interactions, disease mechanisms
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Yoseph Barash
- Peter Choi
- Brian Gregory
gene regulation, RNA biology, systems biology, computational biology
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Robert Heuckeroth
- De'Broski Herbert
- Christoph Thaiss
neuro-immune and neuro-microbial interactions
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Hyun (Michel) Koo
Rotations:
- Robert Mauck
- Hyun (Michael) Koo
peri-prosthetic implant infection, bone infection, equine surgery, osteoarthritis
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Damaris Lorenzo

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Elizabeth White
- Maureen Murphy
- Lewis Chodosh
TNBC, metastasis, unfolded protein response, host-virus interactions
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Thomas Leung
- Bushra Raj
- Andrew Modzelewski
regeneration, wound healing, genetic regulation of diseased states
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Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Marco Ruella
- Gerd Blobel
- John Wherry
Modulating the adaptive immune response to cancer;
cell therapy engineering and genetic manipulation techniques
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Gregory Beatty
- Rami Amaravadi
- Ben Stanger
tumor microenvironment, immune system, and metabolic reprogramming
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Benjamin Prosser
- Stefano Rivella
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
microscopy, cell-based therapies, gene therapy, physiology
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Damaris Lorenzo

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Paul Bates
- Sara Cherry
- Tempera Italo
virology, molecular biology, assay development
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Montserrat Anguera
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Eric Joyce
models of human disease, gene regulation, gene therapies, development
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Mustafa Mir
- Mark Kahn
- Kenneth Zaret
embryology; developmental biology; cell biology; biophysics; microscopy; maternal-fetal-interactions; morphogenesis
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Vikram Paralkar
Rotations:
- Kathrin Bernt
- Vikram Paralkar
- Crystal Conn
molecular genetic and epigenetic mechanisms involved in pediatric cancer or other pediatric diseases
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Brian Capell
- Liling Wan
- Peter Choi
integrating genetics, cancer biology, and immunology to study disease mechanisms and progression
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Arjun Raj
- Kara Maxwell
- Alexander Huang
hematopoietic disorders, multi-omics, cancer therapeutics, tumor development
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Mechthild Pohlschroder
- Paul Planet
- Cornelius Taabazuing
innate Immunity, host-pathogen interactions, inequity in STEM
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Una O'Doherty
- Michael Betts
- Jianxin You
Host-pathogen interaction during HIV infection; adaptive immune response to viral infection
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Igor Brodsky
- Daniel Beiting
- Scott Hensley
host-pathogen interaction, human gut microbiome, antibiotic resistant, autoimmune disease.
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Vijay Bhoj
- Carl June
- John Wherry
- Christina Jackson
neurosurgery, brain-based cancers, immunotherapy, immunometabolism
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Scott Gordon
Rotations:
- Audrey John
- Scott Gordon
- Montserrat Anguera
viral pathogenesis, molecular and structural virology, and host-virus dynamics
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- David Merrick
- Will Bailis
- Paul Titchenell
role of cellular metabolism in cell fate decisions, epigenetics, and disease
Full descriptionfor Elizabeth (Libby)Nunn (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Erica Korb
- Lan Lin
- Alessandra Chesi
neurological disorders, neuroepigenetics, translational research
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Melike Lakadamyali
- Benjamin Prosser
- Sandra Maday
cardiovascular disease and metabolism
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Bhoj
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Ana Cristancho
3D genome organization, molecular genetics, epigenetics
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Ronny Drapkin
- Gregory Beatty
- Ben Stanger
development of cancer drugs and therapies, focusing on metabolic dysregulation and/or immunology
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Katharine Bar
- Una O'Doherty
- Michael Povelones
host-pathogen response, virology, immunology, public health
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Katalin Susztak
- Liming Pei
- Zoltan Arany
renal physiology, metabolic determinants of disease, metabolic signaling, cellular/organelle substrate use and preference
Full descriptionfor Lauren ElizabethLee (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Hongjun Song
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
- Kai Wang
epigenetics, computational biology, bioinformatics, chromatin interactions, DNA methylation
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
- Alessandro Gardini
- Pablo Camara
human disease epigenetics
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Chengcheng Jin
- Celeste Simon
- Will Bailis
cancer metabolism, cancer immunotherapy
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Jarod Zepp
- Andrew Vaughan
- Chris Thom
regulatory mechanisms affecting tissue regeneration and/or stem cell fates
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Ronny Drapkin
- Lewis Chodosh
- Celeste Simon
therapeutic resistance, cell stress response/adaptation, and/or cancer cell progression
Full descriptionfor MorganKuczler (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Henry Daniell
- Kiran Musunuru
- Christopher Ellebrecht
mechanisms of immunity and autoimmunity, gene therapy, plant/marine biomedicine
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Liling Wan
- Irfan Asangani
- Lewis Chodosh
immunotherapy, targeted therapy, resistance mechanisms
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Kimberly Christian
- Jennifer Orthmann Murphy
- Judith Grinspan
developmental neuroscience, adult neurogenesis, neuroprotective strategies/neuroregeneration, neurodegeneration
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Heller
- Kavitha Sarma
- Elizabeth Bhoj
neuroepigenetics, neurological disorders, translational medicine, health disparities, toxicology, environmental medicine
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- David Feldser
- Kathryn Hamilton
- Andrew Vaughan
the intersection of developmental biology and disease/cancer biology
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Liling Wan
- Vikram Paralkar
- Gerd Blobel
cancer epigenetics, tumor immunology/immunotherapies, translational therapeutics, malignant transformation
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Frederic Bushman
- Scott Hensley
- Louise Moncla
host-microbiota interactions, microbiome, metabolism, virology, infectious disease
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Chris Thom
- Maja Bucan
- Matthew Kayser
- Rachel Kember
sequencing technologies, bioinformatic/statistical approaches, metabolic and respiratory diseases, mendelian disorders
Full descriptionfor Kim Ha (she/her)

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Kiran Musunuru
- William Peranteau
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
gene editing and gene therapies to treat disease
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Cornelius Taabazuing
- Igor Brodsky
- Kellie Jurado
host-pathogen interaction, microbiology. innate immune response
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Kyla Ortved
Rotations:
- Ling Qin
- Kyla Ortved
mesenchymal stem cells, extracellular vesicles, osteoarthritis, joint, cartilage
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Michael Betts
- Luis Montaner
- Frederic Bushman
viral pathogenesis, HIV persistence, adaptive immune responses, infectious diseases
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Foteini Mourkioti
- Yana Kamberov
- Bushra Raj
regeneration, skeletal development, limb development, cell signaling
Full descriptionfor JoanDonahue (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Colin Conine
- Roberto Bonasio
- Ophir Shalem
RNA mediated epigenetic gene regulation and inheritance
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Kara Maxwell
- Struan Grant
- Lan Lin
Utilizing next-generation sequencing technologies to study and identify variants associated with genetic human diseases
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Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Naiara Aquizu Lopez
- Frederick Christian Bennett
- Saar Gill
neurodegenerative disease, AAV therapy, trinucleotide repeat disorders
Full descriptionfor Mara Davis (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Hamideh Parhiz
- Norbert Pardi
- Daniel Powell
Nucleic acid vaccine platforms for infectious disease,
delivery of nucleic acid-encoding monoclonal antibodies
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Diana Cruz (she/her)

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Xianxin Hua
- Aime Franco
- Guilherme Nader
cold tumors, microenvironment, immunotherapy, inflammatory response
Full descriptionfor Diana Cruz (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Kara Maxwell
- Kathrin Bernt
- Robert Bowman
cancer epigenetics, health disparities in breast cancer and prostate cancer, tumor metastasis
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Christopher Lengner
- Kathryn Hamilton

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Michaela Locci
- Jonathan Miner

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Nicola Mason

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Bushra Raj
- Ana Cristancho
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
molecular genetic mechanisms related to neurodevelopmental disorders
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Michal Elovitz
- Kellie Jurado
- Gordon Scott
infectious diseases at the maternal-fetal interface and changes in the immune system during pregnancy
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Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
- Katherine Uyhazi
- Beverly Davidson
gene therapy, ASOs, iPSCs for neuromuscular, optical, epileptic, and other neurologic diseases
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Kristen Lynch
- Colin Conine
- Sarah Henrickson
Gene regulation, specifically RNA, effects in development and/or genetic diseases
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Daniel Beiting

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Zoltan Arany
- Terrance Gade
- Aalim Weljie
cancer cell metabolism/metabolomics, lipidomics, and host/gut microbiome interaction
Full descriptionfor DanielBoehmler (he/him)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Marco Ruella
- Michael Milone
- Carl June
cancer immunotherapy, CARs, neoantigens
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Eric Joyce
- Brian Capell
epigenetics, translational medicine, environmental-gene interactions, cancer biology, reproduction and development, and toxicology
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Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Lindsey George
- James Riley
- William Peranteau
cell and gene therapy, gene editing
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Paul Gadue
- Nancy Speck
- Andrew Modzelewski
stem cells, hematopoiesis, erythropoiesis
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Naiara Aquizu Lopez
- Erica Korb
- Kahlilia Blanco
Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Joseph St Geme
- Matthew Weitzman
- Ken Cadwell
microbial pathogenesis, virology, bacteriology, host-pathogen interactions, infectious disease
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Scott Hensley
Rotations:
- George Shaw
- Elizabeth Grice
- Louise Moncla
viral immune evasion to host antibody responses or impact of microbiome on human disease
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Andrew Vaughan
Rotations:
- Andrew Vaughan
- Yana Kamberov
- Riccardo Gottardi
Regenerative medicine and stem cell regulation
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Kenneth Zaret
Rotations:
- Alex Hughes
- Rajan Jain
- Kenneth Zaret
Understanding the genetic/epigenetic programs underlying normal cell and disease development to develop novel therapies
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Crystal Conn
Rotations:
- Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
- Crystal Conn
- Mark Kahn
cellular plasticity in cancer, metastatic transformation
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Roger Greenberg
Rotations:
- Lewis Chodosh
- Roger Greenberg
- Kathryn Wellen
cancer genomics, transcriptional biology, cancer immunology
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Mechthild Pohlschroder
Rotations:
- Ileana Perez-Rodriguez
- Jun Zhu
- Mechthild Pohlschroder
bacterial physiology, bacterial metabolism, bioinformatics
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Igor Brodsky
Rotations:
- Joseph Zackular
- Igor Brodsky
- Audrey John

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Jonathan Epstein
Rotations:
- Nancy Speck
- Jonathan Epstein
- Paul Gadue

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Ben Stanger
Rotations:
- Thomas DeRaedt
- Gregory Beatty
- Roderick O'Connor
- Ben Stanger

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Beverly Davidson
Rotations:
- John Wherry
- George Shaw
- Beverly Davidson

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Yana Kamberov
Rotations:
- Yana Kamberov
- Mary Mullins
- Bushra Raj

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Joseph St Geme
Rotations:
- Igor Brodsky
- Joseph St Geme
- De'Broski Herbert

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Sandra Maday
Rotations:
- Erika Holzbaur
- Anna Kashina
- Sandra Maday

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Susan Weiss
Rotations:
- Susan Weiss
- Norbert Pardi
- Michaela Locci
- Frederic Bushman

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Kiran Musunuru
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Kiran Musunuru
- Benjamin Prosser

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Jianxin You
Rotations:
- Joseph St Geme
- Jianxin You
- Elizabeth Grice

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Sunny Shin
Rotations:
- Sunny Shin
- Elizabeth White
- Igor Brodsky

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Colin Conine
Rotations:
- Colin Conine
- Roberto Bonasio
- Montserrat Anguera

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Malay Haldar
Rotations:
- Todd Ridky
- Chengcheng Jin
- Malay Haldar
- Leyuan Ma

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Zachary Schug
Rotations:
- Zachary Schug
- Zoltan Arany
- Kara Maxwell
- Celeste Simon

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Mary Mullins
Rotations:
- Mary Mullins
- Michael Granato
- Panteleimon Rompolas
- Stephen Dinardo

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Bhoj
Rotations:
- Laura Su
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Kiran Musunuru

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Evan Weber
Rotations:
- Patrick Grohar
- Kristopher Bosse
- Ellen Puré
- Evan Weber

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Klaus Kaestner
Rotations:
- Chengcheng Jin
- Klaus Kaestner
- Aime Franco

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Thomas Leung
Rotations:
- Benjamin Prosser
- Foteini Mourkioti
- Paul Gadue

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Heller
Rotations:
- Montserrat Anguera
- Elizabeth Heller
- Erica Korb

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Thomas Leung
Rotations:
- Thomas Leung
- Jonathan Epstein
- Nicholas Plachta
- Juan Alvarez
I am interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms that determine cell fate.
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Roberto Bonasio
Rotations:
- Erica Korb
- Kathryn Wellen
- Roberto Bonasio

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Lewis Chodosh
Rotations:
- Kara Maxwell
- Lewis Chodosh
- Crystal Conn

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Kiran Musunuru
- Kristopher Bosse
Rotations:
- Daniel Powell
- Kiran Musunuru
- Kristopher Bosse

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Erika Holzbaur
Rotations:
- Erika Holzbaur
- Erica Korb
- Naiara Aquizu Lopez

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Yuanquan Song
Rotations:
- Panteleimon Rompolas
- D. Kacy Cullen
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
- Yuanquan Song

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Kara Maxwell
- Maureen Murphy
Rotations:
- Rugang Zhang
- Lewis Chodosh
- Kara Maxwell

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Sunny Shin
Rotations:
- Sunny Shin
- Audrey John
- Joseph St Geme

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Grice
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Grice
- Joseph Zackular
- Maayan Levy

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Kellie Jurado
Rotations:
- Katharine Bar
- Scott Hensley
- Kellie Jurado

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- David Merrick
Rotations:
- Zoltan Arany
- Paul Titchenell
- David Merrick

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Kai Tan
Rotations:
- Kai Tan
- Rajan Jain
- Pablo Cámara

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Eileen Shore
Rotations:
- Brian Capell
- Naiara Aquizu Lopez
- Eileen Shore

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Mary Mullins
Rotations:
- Mary Mullins
- Nancy Speck
- Greg Bashaw

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Sharleen Day
Rotations:
- Arndt Siekmann
- Foteini Mourkioti
- Sharleen Day

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Peter Choi
Rotations:
- Warren Pear
- Maureen Murphy
- Peter Choi

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Kenneth Zaret
Rotations:
- Kenneth Zaret
- Doris Wagner
- Colin Conine

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Sara Cherry
Rotations:
- Susan Weiss
- Sara Cherry
- Paul Planet

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Beverly Davidson
Rotations:
- Kiran Musunuru
- Beverly Davidson
- Defne Amado

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Zhaolan Zhou
Rotations:
- Hao Wu
- Beverly Davidson
- Kai Wang

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Crystal Conn
Rotations:
- Crystal Conn
- Kristen Lynch
- Kathryn Hamilton

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Andres Blanco
Rotations:
- Matthew Kayser
- Andres Blanco
- Peter Choi

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Eric Joyce
Rotations:
- Eric Joyce
- Kenneth Zaret
- Rajan Jain

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Kathryn Hamilton
Rotations:
- Paul Titchenell
- Kathryn Hamilton
- De'Broski Herbert

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Wanding Zhou
- Ziyue Gao
Rotations:
- Ziyue Gao
- Robert Faryabi
- Wanding Zhou

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Sarah Tishkoff
- Alessandra Chesi
- Marylyn Ritchie
Identifying and validating loci associated with diseases under-represented in genomic research
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Zackular
Rotations:
- Katharine Bar
- Joseph Zackular
- Audrey John

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- George Shaw
Rotations:
- George Shaw
- Sara Cherry
- Audrey John

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Andrew Vaughan
Rotations:
- Andrew Vaughan
- Riccardo Gottardi
- Thomas Leung

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Mustafa Mir
Rotations:
- Mustafa Mir
- Alex Hughes
- Melike Lakadamyali

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Mary Mullins
Rotations:
- Mary Mullins
- Marisa Bartolomei
- Colin Conine

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Roberto Bonasio
Rotations:
- Roberto Bonasio
- Robert Mauck
- Erica Korb

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Maureen Murphy
Rotations:
- Kathryn Wellen
- Maureen Murphy
- Crystal Conn

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Greg Bashaw
Rotations:
- Thomas Jongens
- Greg Bashaw
- Bushra Raj

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- David Merrick
Rotations:
- Patrick Seale
- David Merrick
- Rebecca Wells

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Mustafa Mir
Rotations:
- Mustafa Mir
- Stephen Dinardo
- Bushra Raj

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Sara Cherry
Rotations:
- Audrey John
- Sara Cherry
- Sarah Henrickson

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Paul Bates
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Paul Bates
- Laurence Eisenlohr

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
Rotations:
- Kiran Musunuru
- Hansell Stedman
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Boris Striepen
Rotations:
- Michael Povelones
- Audrey John
- Boris Striepen

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen
- John Wherry

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Drew Weissman
- Hamideh Parhiz
Rotations:
- Drew Weissman
- Daniel Kulp
- Hamideh Parhiz
Publications: ORCiD
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Bhoj
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Eric Joyce
- Colin Conine

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Kiran Musunuru
Rotations:
- Paul Gadue
- Kiran Musunuru
- Rajan Jain

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Celeste Simon
- Will Bailis
Rotations:
- Vikram Paralkar
- Celeste Simon
- Will Bailis

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Christopher Hunter
Rotations:
- Igor Brodsky
- Michael Abt
- Christopher Hunter

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Sydney Shaffer
Rotations:
- Hao Wu
- Sydney Shaffer
- Elizabeth Heller

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez
Rotations:
- Joe Baur
- Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez
- Michael Marks

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Evan Weber
Rotations:
- Denise Sabatino
- Laura Su
- Evan Weber

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Daniel Claiborne
Rotations:
- Joseph Fraietta
- Daniel Claiborne
- Scott Gordon

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2016
Project Title: Improving Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A Through Rational Design of FVIII
Advisor(s):
- Valder Arruda
- Benjamin Samelson-Jones
Rotations:
- Jean Bennett
- Kar Muthumani
- Valder Arruda

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Edward Lee
- Bradley Johnson
- Erika Holzbaur

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Panteleimon Rompolas

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- William Peranteau
- Michal Elovitz

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Marco Ruella

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Jennifer Kalish
- Marisa Bartolomei

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Matthew Kayser

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Rotations:
- Stewart Anderson
- Christoph Thaiss
- Ernestina Schipani

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Ronald Harty

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Kellie Jurado
Rotations:
- Frederic Bushman
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
- Kellie Jurado

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Bhoj
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Erica Korb
genetics, epigenetics, mendelian disorders
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Mark Kahn
Rotations:
- Mark Kahn
- Mitchell Lazar

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Evan Weber
- Andy Minn
Rotations:
- Saar Gill
- Andy Minn

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Mark Kahn
Rotations:
- Kenneth Zaret
vascular and lymphatic development of the placenta
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Gerd Blobel
Rotations:
- Bradley Johnson

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Jonathan Epstein
Rotations:
- Hao Wu
- Jonathan Epstein
- Michael Milone
cardiovascular disease/development, immune response/therapy
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
Rotations:
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
- Katherine Uyhazi

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Mark Kahn
Rotations:
- Gerd Blobel

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Ben Stanger
Rotations:
- Ben Stanger
- Vikram Paralkar

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Sydney Shaffer
- Celeste Simon
Rotations:
- Celeste Simon
- Sydney Shaffer

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Nancy Speck
Rotations:
- Wei Tong
- Nancy Speck
- Mitchell Lazar

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
Rotations:
- Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
- Sydney Shaffer
- Patrick Grohar
- Hamid Bassiri

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Effects of IL-21 receptor signaling and mitochondrial localization of STAT3 on CAR T cell metabolism and function
Advisor(s):
- Michael Milone
Rotations:
- Michael Milone
- Saar Gill
- Joseph Fraietta
- Carl June

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Yuanquan Song
Rotations:
- Greg Bashaw
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
- Yuanquan Song

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: The Kingella kingae PilC1 Protein Bridges Interactions between the Type IV Pilus and the Host Cell.
Advisor(s):
- Joseph St Geme
Rotations:
- Joseph St Geme
- Audrey John
- Joseph Zackular

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Investigating the nociceptor-γδT cell crosstalk in lung adenocarcinoma development”.
Advisor(s):
- Chengcheng Jin
Rotations:
- Chengcheng Jin
- Christoph Thaiss
- Wenqin Luo

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Katherine Uyhazi
Rotations:
- Arndt Siekmann
- Joshua Dunaief
- Yuanquan Song
- Katherine Uyhazi

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: The impact of early life colonization and transmission of pathogens on health and disease
Advisor(s):
- Jun Zhu
Rotations:
- Jun Zhu
- Daniel Beiting
- Mark Goulian

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Insulin’s acute regulation of hepatic glucose uptake and utilization
Advisor(s):
- Paul Titchenell
Rotations:
- Paul Titchenell
- Celeste Simon
- David Merrick

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Eric Joyce
Rotations:
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
- Golnaz Vahedi
- Eric Joyce

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Immunological crosstalk of Interleukin 27 (IL-27) at the maternal-fetal interface during congenital viral infections”
Advisor(s):
- Kellie Jurado
Rotations:
- Frederic Bushman
- Elizabeth White
- Kellie Jurado

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Audrey John
Rotations:
- Audrey John
- Katie Barott
- Scott Hensley

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Developing an ex vivo autologous stem cell gene therapy for a rare lysosomal storage disease, Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency
Advisor(s):
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
Rotations:
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
- Erica Korb
- Beverly Davidson

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Frederic Bushman
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Frederic Bushman
- Gerald Linette
- Beatriz Carreno

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Investigating the transcriptional and spatial adaptations of Clostridioides difficile to the host immune response”.
Advisor(s):
- Michael Abt
Rotations:
- Michael Abt
- De'Broski Herbert
- Maayan Levy

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Investigating Purkinje Cell Dysfunction in Friedreichs Ataxia”
Advisor(s):
- David Lynch
Rotations:
- Hongjun Song
- David Lynch

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Enhancing the activation of Natural Killer cells by HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies to potentiate control of infection
Advisor(s):
- David Weiner
Rotations:
- Hildegund Ertl
- David Weiner
- Denise Sabatino

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: The role of UTY and KDM5D in melanoma pathobiology and the male sex bias
Advisor(s):
- Todd Ridky
Rotations:
- Celeste Simon
- Todd Ridky
- Bradley Johnson

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Uncovering the role of the histone-modifying enzyme SETD2 in alternative splicing
Advisor(s):
- Kristen Lynch
- Elizabeth Heller
Rotations:
- John Murray
- Elizabeth Heller
- Kristen Lynch

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Scott Hensley
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Daniel Kulp
- Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Characterizing Cellular DNA Management Pathways Disrupting AAV Genome Integrity and Efficient Transduction
Advisor(s):
- Frederic Bushman
Rotations:
- James Wilson
- Carl June
- Frederic Bushman

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Zackular
Rotations:
- Joseph Zackular
- Joseph St Geme
- Audrey John

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Bacterial Interference to Prevent Staphylococcus aureus Infection.
Advisor(s):
- Paul Planet
Rotations:
- Paul Planet
- Beatrice Hahn
- Elizabeth White

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- David Weiner
Rotations:
- James Riley
- David Weiner
- Daniel Kulp

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Bacterial localization within the gut regulates induction of homeostatic immune responses during a critical developmental window
Advisor(s):
- Michael Silverman
Rotations:
- De'Broski Herbert
- Michael Silverman
- Michael Abt

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Investigating Toll-7 as a novel regulator of Frazzled-dependent axon attraction.
Advisor(s):
- Greg Bashaw
Rotations:
- Greg Bashaw
- Mary Mullins
- Nicholas Plachta

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Bunyavirus CNS interactions
Advisor(s):
- Paul Bates
Rotations:
- Beatrice Hahn
- Paul Bates
- Michael Povelones

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Kristen Lynch
Rotations:
- Alessandro Gardini
- John Murray
- Kristen Lynch

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Cell-Cell Signaling Archaea: How Haloferax volcanii Talk to Each Other
Advisor(s):
- Mechthild Pohlschroder
Rotations:
- Joseph Zackular
- Frederic Bushman
- Mechthild Pohlschroder

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Daniel Powell
- Roderick O'Connor
Rotations:
- Roderick O'Connor
- Daniel Powell
- Carl June

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: The role of chromatin reader YEATS2 in regulating oncogenic gene expression.”
Advisor(s):
- Liling Wan
Rotations:
- Vikram Paralkar
- Liling Wan
- Kathrin Bernt

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: CAR-T mediated clearance of senescent cells to treating aging and its associated diseases
Advisor(s):
- Carl June
- Zoltan Arany
Rotations:
- Zoltan Arany
- Jonathan Epstein
- Carl June

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Generating De Novo Mammalian Artificial Chromosomes to Understand the Genetic, Epigenetic, and Topological Features that Underlie Chromosome Formation and Stability
Advisor(s):
- Ben Black
Rotations:
- James Wilson
- Beverly Davidson
- Ben Black

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: The role of post-translational modification in E. coli detoxification-independent protection from methylglyoxal
Advisor(s):
- Mark Goulian
Rotations:
- Paul Planet
- Mark Goulian
- Paul Bates

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: lucidating the role of OAT deficiency in gyrate atrophy pathogenesis
Advisor(s):
- Katherine Uyhazi
Rotations:
- Jennifer Kalish
- Katherine Uyhazi
- Hansell Stedman

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Defining functions of arginine methylation during adenovirus infection
Advisor(s):
- Matthew Weitzman
Rotations:
- Michael Betts
- Matthew Weitzman
- Ronald Harty

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Sara Cherry
Rotations:
- Paul Bates
- Kellie Jurado
- Sara Cherry

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Investigating innate immune responses to pathogenic coronaviruses in the nasal epithelium
Advisor(s):
- Susan Weiss
Rotations:
- Rahul Kohli
- Sara Cherry
- Susan Weiss

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Controlling neurotropic viral infections by stimulating neuronal innate immunity
Advisor(s):
- Sara Cherry
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Paul Bates
- Sara Cherry

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Investigating a Wnt-telomere feedback loop in the colorectal adenoma-carcinoma sequence
Advisor(s):
- Bradley Johnson
Rotations:
- Craig Bassing
- Roger Greenberg
- Bradley Johnson

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Advisor(s):
- Igor Brodsky
Rotations:
- Joseph St Geme
- Igor Brodsky
- Christoph Thaiss

Cancer Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Rotations:
- Lewis Chodosh
- Gerald Linette
- Beatriz Carreno
- Daniel Powell

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Investigating the role of Rb in constraining metastasis and lineage infidelity in lung adenocarcinoma
Advisor(s):
- David Feldser
Rotations:
- Donita Brady
- David Feldser
- Luca Busino

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Defining the Mechanism and Function of DNA Double Strand Break Induced Inhibition of V(D)J Recombination
Advisor(s):
- Craig Bassing
Rotations:
- John Maris
- Ronny Drapkin
- Craig Bassing

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2016
Project Title: Developing a genetic platform to identify cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase roles in cancer
Advisor(s):
- Luca Busino
Rotations:
- Luca Busino
- Bradley Johnson
- Zoltan Arany

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Investigating lipid homeostasis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma under tumor-like stress
Advisor(s):
- Celeste Simon
Rotations:
- Mark Kahn
- Yi Fan
- Celeste Simon

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Investigating the role of Staphylococcus aureus strain-level diversity on neutrophil recruitment and wound healing in a cutaneous leishmaniasis
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Grice
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Grice
- David Weiner
- Carolina Lopez

Cancer Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: The Role of Acetate Metabolism in Melanoma Metastases
Advisor(s):
- Zachary Schug
Rotations:
- Zachary Schug
- Chengcheng Jin

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Mechanistic insight of novel diagnostic biomarkers in gastric cancer
Advisor(s):
- Sandra Ryeom
Rotations:
- Xiaolu Yang
- Dmitry Gabrilovich
- Sandra Ryeom

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: HIV Replication, Transmission, and the Metabolome of the Female Reproductive Tract
Advisor(s):
- Frederic Bushman
Rotations:
- Susan Weiss
- Sara Cherry
- Frederic Bushman

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma growth suppression through loss of Mgat5-mediated N-linked complex glycosylation
Advisor(s):
- Ben Stanger
Rotations:
- Daniel Powell
- Margaret Chou
- Ben Stanger

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Intestinal granuloma formation during Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection
Advisor(s):
- Igor Brodsky
Rotations:
- Igor Brodsky
- Boris Striepen
- Michael Abt

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: TOX maintains exhausted CD8 T cell durability and restrains fate reprogramming
Advisor(s):
- John Wherry
Rotations:
- Dmitry Gabrilovich
- Jorge Henao-Mejia
- John Wherry

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Leveraging the SHIV-Rhesus Macaque model to study the development of HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies targeting the CD4-binding site
Advisor(s):
- George Shaw
Rotations:
- George Shaw
- Katharine Bar
- Michael Betts

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Investigating the role of ACLY and acetyl-CoA metabolism in hepatocellular carcinoma
Advisor(s):
- Kathryn Wellen
Rotations:
- Kathryn Wellen
- Wei Tong
- Martin Carroll

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Betacoronaviruses Differentially Activate the Unfolded Protein Response to Optimize Viral Replication
Advisor(s):
- Susan Weiss
Rotations:
- Matthew Weitzman
- Susan Weiss
- Kristen Lynch

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Elucidating the mechanism for GPER-induced inhibition of leukemia
Advisor(s):
- Todd Ridky
Rotations:
- David Feldser
- Todd Ridky
- Gerald Linette

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Advisor(s):
- Gregory Beatty
Rotations:
- John Maris
- Saar Gill
- Gregory Beatty

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Host Regulation of Ebola Virus Entry and Egress: Role of Cytoskeletal Filamin Proteins
Advisor(s):
- Ronald Harty
Rotations:
- Beatrice Hahn
- Matthew Weitzman
- Ronald Harty

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Microbial cooperation enhances Clostridioides difficile pathogenesis
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Zackular
Rotations:
- James Riley
- Joseph Zackular
- Michael Silverman

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Advisor(s):
- Malay Haldar
- Celeste Simon
Rotations:
- Anil Rustgi
- Malay Haldar
- Celeste Simon